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2023 Brain Prize Awarded for Research on Synaptic Plasticity
2023 Brain Prize Awarded for Research on Synaptic Plasticity
The Lundbeck Foundation announces an international cohort of neuroscientists have collectively won the €1.3 million Brain Prize.
The Lundbeck Foundation announces an international cohort of neuroscientists have collectively won the €1.3 million Brain Prize.
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Mouse Brains Appear to Eavesdrop on Their Fat
Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD | Sep 9, 2022 | 4 min read
For the first time, a team visualizes sensory nerves projecting into adipose tissue in mice and finds these neuronal cells may counteract the local effects of the sympathetic nervous system.
Genetic Tags Illuminate Where Neurons Extend
Ruth Williams | Oct 31, 2016 | 1 min read
Barcodes of mRNA travel to the cells' axon terminals, offering a sequencing-based approach to neural mapping.
Leading Neuroscientist Dies
Louis-Eric Trudeau | Nov 30, 2012 | 3 min read
Laurent Descarries, well known for his research on the brain’s axon terminals, has passed away at the age of 73.